TME Group

TME Group (formerly known as C-Story and HIGROUND) is a South Korean drama production company.^[2][3]

TME Group

Native name	티엠이그룹
Formerly	HIGROUND (하이그라운드)
Company type	Private subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	June 2, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-02)
Founder	Bang Jung-oh [ko]
Headquarters	Seoul , South Korea
Key people	Kim Hwan-cheol (CEO)
Products	Korean drama, film
Services	Production Distribution
Revenue	₩634.95 billion (2024)
Net income	₩4.89 billion (2024)
Owner	Bang Jeong-oh 29.10% Brilliant Goji Limited 29.10% GTI Management 16.12% ACCEL Technology Holdings Limited 8.15% SK Joint Investment 2021 Private Equity Partnership 6.35% KB Global Contents Private Equity Fund 4.76% Kakao Entertainment 3.17%[1] SGAce Co., Ltd. 3.17% [citation needed]
Number of employees	20
Website	http://www.higround.co.kr/

History

The company was founded in 2014 as C-Story, by Bang Jung-oh [ko], the former CEO of TV Chosun, and the second son of the parent company for TV Chosun.^[4]

On June 10, 2025, it merged with Chosun E&M The company name was changed from HIGROUND to TME Group.^[5]

Production works

year	broadcaster	title	co-producer	ref
2014	TV Chosun	The Greatest Marriage		[3]
2015		LIFE IN ADDITIONAL TIME
2016	MBC TV	Night Light	Victory Contents
2017	Netflix	my runway
2018	TV Chosun	Grand Prince
2019		Babel	Want's Maker Pictures
		Joseon Survival Period	Huayi Brothers Korea , Lotte Cultureworks	[6]
		Leverage: Fraudsters	Production H	[7]
2020		Queen: Love and War	Kotop Media	[8]
		Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny	Victory Contents	[9]
		Get Revenge	Blossom Story , Story Hunter	[10]
2021	tvN	Mouse	studio invictus	[11]
	TV Chosun	Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 2	Jidam Media, Chorokbaem Media	[12]
		Uncle	Monster Union	[13]
2022		Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3	Jidam Media, Chorokbaem Media	[12]
		Becoming Witch	JS Pictures , great story	[14]
	KBS2	The Law Cafe	Jidam Media	[15]
	TV Chosun	Red Balloon	Chorokbaem Media	[16]
2023	JTBC	Divorce Attorney Shin	SLL , Glmo	[17]
	tvN	The Heavenly Idol	Pita Pat Studio	[18]
	TV Chosun	Durian's Affair	Barunson Studio	[19]
		My Happy Ending	Story Vine Pictures, Studio IN	[20]
2024	U+ Mobile TV	Branding in Seongsu	STUDIO X+U, Studio V Plus	[21]
	TVING	Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard	Studio Dragon , Ace Factory	[22]
	TV Chosun	DNA Lover	IP Box Media, Fan Entertainment	[23]
	KBS2	Who Is She!	Studio V Plus, Idea Factory, Yein Plus	[24]
2025	tvN	Our Unwritten Seoul	Monster Union	[25]
	JTBC	The Nice Guys	Hive Media Corp.SLL	[26]
	TV Chosun/Coupang Play/ Prime Video	Confidence Queen		[27]